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Healing Acne Naturally - Dietary changes that may offer help

For some reason, talking about changing diet almost always brings a cringe to
people's faces - as they are happy to 'take stuff' but
don't really want to make the effort to modify what they put in their
mouths. However, if you are suffering from acne and it is cramping your
lifestyle and sense of self-esteem, then don't you think
it would be worth the effort to take the time to eat what your body
needs to bring it back into a healthy equilibrium?

Our
bodies are great for giving us feed-back when something is not right
or out of balance and every person's system has a unique balance. So
these dietary recommendations are worth trying out for a few months
to see how your body responds. As you incorporate these changes it is important
to emphasize 2 factors -

Hydration
Drink 1-2 litres of (pure) water
(water is not juice, a blue sports drink or tea or soft drink - just water)
daily (the quantity will always depend on work load and climate
temperature)

Increase dietary fibre
'Slippery Elm'
fibre is perfect here as it helps repair the digestive tract as it
transits, taking excess debris with it. It comes in capsule
form or in powder - one
rounded off teaspoon twice a day in ½ cup of rice milk or water
is good. Psyllium is also a good fibre for bulking out, same dose as the slippery elm.Note! You must
take extra water if you are taking fibre - if you do not increase your water intake,
the fibre will begin to dry out the bowel and slow down transit time
of waste and may lead to constipation - so measure out
your water intake each day and remember to drink it!

Foods to increase in the diet

Inflammatory skin conditions like acne will benefit from
beta-carotene/pro vitamin A foods.

Yellow, orange vegetables like carrots, winter squash, pumpkin

Leafy greens like dandelion greens, chard & kale, beetroot
greens, watercress; as well as seaweed, wild blue-green algae
and spirulina. It's the chlorophyll in the
greens that is responsible for purifying the blood.

Sprouts like mung beans and alfalfa are great sprinkled over freshly
stir-fried or roasted veggies.

Lebanese cucumbers with the peel (or traditional cucumbers without
peel) can be eaten in salads

Always stir fry with an unrefined seasame oil and use it with
moderation in salad dressings. Sesame is high in oleic
acid which will help support your body during this inflammatory prone skin condition.

Foods high in omega 3 are important for this kind of condition
too, as they help promote an anti-inflammatory response- Fresh
fish is great. Freshly ground flax seed is a good source of
omega 3 as well, as an oil or as ground flax meal. The flax meal
is also another fantastic bulking agent for your bowel as it contains
natural mucilagous components as well as the good oils. Just remember
to keep the meal or oil refrigerated as it will oxidize and go rancid.
An oil should last around 6 - 8 weeks once you've
opened it.

Use goat's milk/products or rice milk during the healing
period to give your system a break from dairy products.

Have a diet that is varied in its vegetable intake and make sure
that it is fresh, organic produce where at all possible, as it will
contain more of the vital nutrients and minerals, and no herbacide/pesticide residue.

Choose apple or pear juice over citrus or mango type juices. Apple
and pear are 'cooler' on your digestion

Small amounts of butter (organic unsalted where possible) is always better
than margarine.

Congee (cooked rice) is great for removing excess heat and damp
out of the system.

Dairy foods (causes heat-damp) - most people don't
have the enzymes to fully break down cows milk and the highly processed
cheeses hold very little nutrition. If you want try some natural
yoghurt now and then (2/3 cup twice a week) with a teaspoon
of honey/real maple syrup or some fresh berries - remembering
to keep your sugar intake low.

All these foods mentioned in the 'avoid list' put an extra
burden on the elimination function of the liver and kidneys so by taking
them out we are giving the system a break and allowing it to cool down
and regulate back to a more balanced state. Anti-candida type diets help for extra meal ideas.